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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Honor and the Virtues of Autonomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a feast for a neighbor who returned from a pilgrimage, what did Lila and some adolescent girls do?
(a) Prepared food.
(b) Collected firewood.
(c) Sewed.
(d) Carried water.

2. What values were at the heart of the Awlad 'Ali moral system?
(a) Strength and dignity.
(b) Honor and modesty.
(c) Courage and valor.
(d) Honesty and justice.

3. What was a man who needed women called?
(a) A turkey.
(b) A dog.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A donkey.

4. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?
(a) Flying coffins.
(b) Death traps.
(c) Death wagons.
(d) Speeding coffins.

5. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?
(a) Because he hit her.
(b) Because he took another wife.
(c) Because he slurred her father's name.
(d) Because he mistreated a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did a youth from the Awlad 'Ali community go to have a serious operation?

2. What tribes were the true Awlad 'Ali?

3. Who were the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali?

4. Who was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?

5. When did the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali sweep through North Africa?

(see the answer key)

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